You just answered your own question in your statement above. This probably also is the answer to my question of why PCGS didn’t detail it. I’m...
Perhaps it should have been detailed for the improper alloy mix, or slabbed as an error. I can see the argument for the technical grade, for...
I wonder if the coin in the photo that the OP ordered will miraculously show up after he returns the ugly one. Perhaps someone at L&C saw an...
EF details damaged would be my grade, not sure what ICG would have graded it. The gouge in the left field kills it for me.
In my mind, stock photos are for commodity items like ASE’s or generic slabbed Morgan dollars. A slabbed svdb in a specific grade is not that...
Yes, I agree that they could legally claim it. Just like I and other collectors have every right to publicize and complain about such a claim in...
To your last question I would answer no. As for “leftovers”, I have the same impression of old generation PCGS and NGC holders. Most of what I...
What exactly is the perception? Is it that coins in ICG slabs are overgraded? Inconsistently graded? Assigned numerical grades that should have...
The name “Sergei” is spelled in Ukrainian. I think the second word in the line above it is «князу» (prince). It doesn’t seem like it should be of...
My earlier comments were based on the seller and buyer genuinely not knowing that a coin is misrepresented by the slab. If it was something that...
In my experience the AU58 grade is the intermediate grade with the biggest jump in price. Much more than 30 to 35 or 50 to 53 or 55.
I’ve always struggled with the comparisons between the major grading companies. In my opinion there is enough subjectivity in grading to make a...
If they tried to play the “mechanical error” card for something like that I would publicise it on every numismatic site I could find. They are...
If the coin was sold to someone and it was later proven to be a 1917, wouldn’t ICG be on the hook? Even though they aren’t a top tier grader,...
It seems like European countries have done better at getting past WWII issues than East Asian countries. I know that’s a very broad...
Meaning not just that the artist received money for his artwork, but that he was a stool pigeon and received benefit for that? I could definitely...
I meant if the buyer is unaware, but others (like @kSigSteve and myself) reported the listing. Somebody just dropped 900 bucks on this one.
This has been an interesting and informative thread to read. We are fortunate not to have lived through a recent occupation like the Koreans...
When an item is reported to Ebay like this was with clear evidence of it being fake, does EBay intervene after the sale?
Yeah, that’s an even worse fake than I thought. I didn’t even think to run the number. Thanks to @kSigSteve for reporting. I saw that people...
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